If the former, I suggest that Tywin Lannister seems like he does have those three qualities. It’s just that he also has a bunch of jerkwad values. (if you aren’t familiar with Song of Ice and Fire, I’ll come up with a different example). And I think he’s a reasonable representation of many actual authority figures.
I’ve picked up enough from popular culture to get the general picture. I haven’t read or watched the series—I tend to be biased towards stories with with a clear character I can identify with. It’s fantasy escapism—I don’t want all this sophisticated moral murkiness. :)
I tend to be biased towards stories with with a clear character I can identify with.
I humbly suggest reading the series; there are clear characters for a range of values. Gregor Clegane is a stand-out example. They spend much of their time chopping the heads off of the morally murky characters, too!
I humbly suggest reading the series; there are clear characters for a range of values. Gregor Clegane is a stand-out example. They spend much of their time chopping the heads off of the morally murky characters, too!
I’m sure I’ll get around to it eventually. I must admit though, even my dark side doesn’t go quite so far as to empathize strongly with drug addicted child killing rapists. Raping a mother while the blood and brains of her slaughtered child are still on his hands—that guy really does take things to extremes!
Yes. He has a very logical mindset, though. “My horse failed me --> decapitate my horse” is one such example.
The ‘use a mare in heat’ was a good idea. I wonder if that would actually work. If so I wonder if they ever made a rule about it. It wouldn’t at all surprise me if some medieval Tim Ferris gamed Jousting systems in ways like this and outraged enough nobles that they made this kind of trick a capital offense.
I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Crusaders ran into trouble with this. The Europeans favored stallions (stronger and more intimidating); the Saracens favored mares (faster and easier to control); the combination didn’t work out well for the Europeans.
I’ve picked up enough from popular culture to get the general picture. I haven’t read or watched the series—I tend to be biased towards stories with with a clear character I can identify with. It’s fantasy escapism—I don’t want all this sophisticated moral murkiness. :)
I humbly suggest reading the series; there are clear characters for a range of values. Gregor Clegane is a stand-out example. They spend much of their time chopping the heads off of the morally murky characters, too!
I’m sure I’ll get around to it eventually. I must admit though, even my dark side doesn’t go quite so far as to empathize strongly with drug addicted child killing rapists. Raping a mother while the blood and brains of her slaughtered child are still on his hands—that guy really does take things to extremes!
Yes. He has a very logical mindset, though. “My horse failed me --> decapitate my horse” is one such example.
The ‘use a mare in heat’ was a good idea. I wonder if that would actually work. If so I wonder if they ever made a rule about it. It wouldn’t at all surprise me if some medieval Tim Ferris gamed Jousting systems in ways like this and outraged enough nobles that they made this kind of trick a capital offense.
I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Crusaders ran into trouble with this. The Europeans favored stallions (stronger and more intimidating); the Saracens favored mares (faster and easier to control); the combination didn’t work out well for the Europeans.